MEDIA AVAILABILITYTV: ESPN3.com SoCon Saturday contest - Darren Goldwater (PxP) and Dean Keener (Analysis).
RADIO: The Mocs Sports Network flagship station is ESPN 105.1 FM the Zone in Chattanooga. Jim Reynolds is in his 33rd year as the play-by-play "Voice of the Mocs".
MOCSVISION: Audio (free) is available online at GoMocs.com via MocsVision. Links for video, audio and live stats are available on the men's basketball schedule page.
PROMOTIONS: Senior Night. The Mocs will honor seniors Dontay Hampton and Drazen Zlovaric along with redshirt junior Drew Baker who is foregoing his final year of eligibility due to impending graduation. Student managers Jared Hawkins, Brian Murphy and Brett Stuart will also be highlighted.

NEXT UPUTC closes out its regular season schedule next weekend at Western Carolina and Appalachian State. It starts Thursday with a visit to the Catamounts before ending Saturday at App State. The App date is a doubleheader with the Lady Mocs.

MR. 1,000
Congratulation once again to "Voice of the Mocs" Jim Reynolds for calling 1,000 Chattanooga basketball games. His first was November 29, 1980, an 82-53 win over Maryville. UTC won its first of 18 regular-season titles that season. A coincidence? We think not. The school has won more than 600 games since Reynolds took over as "Voice of the Mocs" in 1980. He's in his 33rd season and was recognized during Thursday's game with UNCG.

OPENING TIPS- Saturday is the final home game for three Chattanooga student-athletes and a trio of long-time student managers. Along with Dontay Hampton and Drazen Zlovaric, the school also bids farewell to redshirt junior Drew Baker who is completing his degree and hanging up the laces. Student managers Jared Hawkins, Brian Murphy and Brett Stuart will be honored as well for their contributions to the program.

- Chattanooga is past the midway point in the conference schedule. Below is a stat comparison between halves:

Record

FGM-Att

FG%

3ptM-Att

3pt%

FTM-Att

FT%

Pts

Reb

3-6

200-507

.394

55-166

.331

162-230

.704

68.6

37.0

3-3

156-368

.424

33-108

.306

83-124

.669

71.3

37.7

- UTC started the season 2-8 through 10 games going 9-8 since. Breakdown between 10-game sections:

Record

FGM-Att

FG%

3ptM-Att

3pt%

FTM-Att

FT%

Pts

Assists

2-8

212-555

.382

50-175

.286

150-239

.628

62.4

10.8

6-4

257-603

.426

61-197

.310

171-244

.701

74.6

13.8

3-5

195-464

.420

40-139

.288

124-181

.685

69.2

12.5

- Saturday's DH with the Lady Mocs will be televised on ESPN3.com per SoCon broadcast package.

- The two division winners receive byes for the Southern Conference Championship in Asheville. After that, the top two conference marks regardless of division get the remaining tickets to the quarterfinals. Elon (12-3 North) and Davidson (15-1 South) have clinched their respective divisions. College of Charleston (12-4) clinched the three seed. The fourth is up for grabs with every squad in the North within two games of the final bye and the fourth seed. From there, seeding is based on overall conference record, not by division finish. If the tournament started today, UTC would be the seventh seed facing Georgia Southern at 6 p.m., on Friday, March 8.

- The Mocs are 11-10 all-time against Elon, 7-3 at home. The squad has won six of the past seven home meetings with the Phoenix. Check out page 3 for more series notes.

- Chattanooga leads the SoCon in rebounds per game (38.3) and offensive rebound percentage (.357), while ranking second in rebounding margin (+4.7) and defensive rebound percentage (.730).

- UTC is ninth in the league in FT percentage (67.0%). In the first 36 minutes, it shoots 62.8 percent (328-522). In the final four minutes of the game is when it excels shooting 82.4 percent (117-142). Ronrico White paces the effort at 91.1 percent (41-45) with Z. Mason right behind at 90.3 percent (28-31).

- Gee McGhee has scored 12 or more in 10 consecutive contests. McGhee had back-to-back 20-point games with 22 against The Citadel and 20 vs. CofC during this stretch. He's averaging 16.3 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game over the last 10 shooting 46.2 percent from the floor, 37.5 percent from three-point range and 68.5 percent from the line.

- Starting with his 22-point performance at LSU, Mason has been on quite a roll. He is averaging 16.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game over the 20-game stretch shooting 50.0 percent from the field, 37.0 percent from the arc and 72.6 percent from the charity stripe.

- Mason is posting 16.0 points and 7.3 boards per SoCon contest. McGhee has also elevated his play in the league slate averaging 14.1 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

- McGhee's development has been impressive. Here is a look, per the numbers, since the start of the New Year:

Split

G

FG%

3pt%

FT%

PPG

RPG

APG

SPG

2012

13

35.9

24.6

51.5

10.2

3.2

2.2

1.3

2013

15

43.3

37.7

67.4

13.5

4.2

2.6

1.4

- White has made 25 consecutive free throws. That's sixth all-time at Chattanooga behind Chad Copeland (43), Willie White (30), Brandon Born (29), Brandon Born (27) and William Gordon (26). Dates are available on page 110 of the media guide.

- White is the 28th Moc all-time to eclipse 100 FTM in a season. The last was Nicchaeus Doaks (2006-09) with 139 in 2008-09. He is the 12th guard. His 107 this season is tied for 19th with Chris Behrends (1988-89).

- White has been among the league leaders in FT% and attempts all year. He has made 31 of his last 32 (96.9%) including the 25 in a row. Over his last 20 games, he's made 89.2 percent (74-83).

SCOUTING THE PHOENIX- Elon is 19-8 overall, 12-3 in the SoCon North. It is 8-6 on the road, 6-2 vs. SoCon competition with wins at Georgia Southern, Western Carolina, The Citadel, UNCG, Furman and Samford.

- Matt Matheny is 57-64 in his fourth season on the Phoenix bench. He is 4-3 against UTC, 1-2 in Chattanooga.

- The Phoenix clinched the North Division crown Thursday at Samford.

- Elon averages 69.7 points per game shooting 43.6 percent from the field, 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.2 percent from the free throw line.

- The Phoenix lead the SoCon in three-pointers made per game (7.9), field goal percentage defense (40.7%) and turnover margin (+2.6).

- Lucas Troutman leads the way with 14.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. Jack Isenbarger chips in 13.9 points per contest, while Ryley Beaumont posts 11.4 points and a team-best 6.9 rebounds per game.

MURRAY ARNOLDThe Chattanooga Mocs lost a legend on Nov. 14, 2012 as former Head Coach Murray Arnold passed away in Florida. He laid the DI championship foundation coaching for six years, 1980-85, with a 135-46 record. He coached collegiately at four institutions (Birmingham Southern, Western Kentucky and Stetson) amassing a 420-229 mark in 22 seasons. The Mocs captured four SoCon Championships in six UTC campaigns advancing to three NCAA Tournaments and two NITs reaching the Elite 8 (NIT) in 1985 and narrowly missing the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1982.

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